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Despite the challenges, female hockey on the rise

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Despite the challenges, female hockey on the rise

– Next stop PAHF Cup in Argentina Women’s hockey has been on the rise for the past three to four years and even though Guyana as a country has not been able to make a significant mark...

$GDA\Bryden and Fernandes Darts tourney…Rambahrose, Fulton take male and female single’s title$

GDA\Bryden and Fernandes Darts tourney…Rambahrose, Fulton take male and female single’s title

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDA\Bryden and Fernandes Darts tourney…Rambahrose, Fulton take male and female single’s title

Lallchan Rambahrose defeated Anil Latchman 3 games to 1 in a best of 5 set to emerge champion of the Men’s Singles category when the Guyana Darts Association\Bryden and Fernandes...

GSDF U-21 Female Football tourney to start December 30

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSDF U-21 Female Football tourney to start December 30

The Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) will be running off a Female U-21 Developmental Football Tournament on Sun 30th December 2012 at the Ministry of Education Sports...

Mayor Green Birthday Inter-Ward final shifted to Sunday December 30

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green Birthday Inter-Ward final shifted to Sunday December 30

The climax of the Mayor Hamilton Green 78th Birth Anniversary Inter-Ward KO soccer tournament fixed for the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground tomorrow has been shifted to December 30 at the...

AFC not in support of Guyana Cricket Administration Bill

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on AFC not in support of Guyana Cricket Administration Bill

Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader, Attorney- at- Law Khemraj Ramjattan stated that they are not in support of the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill presented by the Government. He was...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Unfair practices in Berbice cricket

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Unfair practices in Berbice cricket

Dear Editor, By 12:30pm Sunday afternoon at the Community Centre Ground, popularly known as the Back centre, Corriverton, it appears that all was not well. The hype and enthusiasm for the Berbice...

FBI arrests EZjet’s boss

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on FBI arrests EZjet’s boss

The US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested embattled founder of EZjet Air Services Inc., Sonny Ramdeo. Kaieteur News was told that agents zeroed in on him Tuesday evening in...

Newly renovated Magistrates’ Court falling apart

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Newly renovated Magistrates’ Court falling apart

…$35 M spent The New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court is collapsing after millions of dollars were spent and the building handed over to the authorities less than a month ago. Kaieteur News’...

Cayman Islands leader freed on bail as corruption probe continues

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cayman Islands leader freed on bail as corruption probe continues

(Reuters) – The embattled leader of the Cayman Islands was released on bail after a second day of questioning yesterday, following his arrest on suspicion of theft and corruption...

T&T Minister charged with failing to take a breathalyser test

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on T&T Minister charged with failing to take a breathalyser test

…nine days after DPP’s instructions Trinidad Express – Nine days after Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard instructed police to charge former government minister...

Kwame McCoy, others evaluated radio licence applicants

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame McCoy, others evaluated radio licence applicants

President’s Press and Publicity Officer in Office of the President, Kwame McCoy, was among those who approved the issue of new radio licences. One of the licences was granted to the best...

Dem boys seh…Sonny get ketch in he shorts

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sonny get ketch in he shorts

De other day two people, one of dem a premier and de other a former premier end up getting charge wid corruption. Dem feel that because dem was de leader dem could thief and set up good things...

Christopher Ram offers free legal services to collapsing NIS

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Christopher Ram offers free legal services to collapsing NIS

Legal practitioner Christopher Ram has offered free legal services to the National Insurance Scheme. Ram said that his offer is being made in light of the difficulties highlighted as major...

More companies seek PUC services – Complaints Manager

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More companies seek PUC services – Complaints Manager

Several companies are now taking advantage of the services offered by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), a development which has effectively seen many moving away from court...

Guyana Labour Laws now available in Portuguese

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Labour Laws now available in Portuguese

…to benefit Brazilian employers …Labour Laws in Chinese translation soon to be available For the benefit of the Brazilian community operating businesses in Guyana, the Ministry of...

Two shootout bandits on six charges each

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two shootout bandits on six charges each

Two of the four bandits who were involved in a gun battle with police that ended in three of them being shot and seriously wounded on Sunday, were yesterday arraigned on six charges. The men,...

Woman in custody after fleecing church members of ‘Penny Bank’

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Woman in custody after fleecing church members of ‘Penny Bank’

A woman was taken into police custody yesterday after fleecing members of a church in Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. The perpetrator was taken into police custody after reports were made that the...

Another gold miner murdered in interior

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Another gold miner murdered in interior

Police in the interior are investigating another murder. This time the victim is gold miner Richard Joseph, 21, of Pomeroon River. Joseph was stabbed to death around 23:00 hours on...

The dilemma of treating the mentally ill who are also destitute

Dec 13, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The dilemma of treating the mentally ill who are also destitute

There are a great number of suspected mentally ill persons walking around the streets of the country. There are a great many others who are not mentally ill but simply destitute but who are treated...

Colombia Trade Expo concludes this weekend

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Colombia Trade Expo concludes this weekend

The Colombia Trade Expo stop and shop is in its final week. Shoppers will have their last chance to grab items that are not available locally. This Expo will be packing up this Sunday...

UG Council approves Dr Opadeyi as New Vice Chancellor

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG Council approves Dr Opadeyi as New Vice Chancellor

Nigerian-born Dr Jacob Opadeyi has been officially named Vice Chancellor to the University of Guyana. The announcement came after a Council meeting at the University yesterday which saw the...

GWI partnering with GPL to resolve service delivery

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GWI partnering with GPL to resolve service delivery

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says that due to voltage fluctuations on West Coast Demerara, customers served by four GWI water production facilities are experiencing low service levels. The...

GDF refutes allegation of rape cover-up plot

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GDF refutes allegation of rape cover-up plot

Acting Chief of Staff, Colonel Mark Phillips has said that “the Guyana Defence Force wishes to refute the allegation of an attempt to cover up a report of rape made by a female rank...

18 CUSO volunteers to arrive next February

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 18 CUSO volunteers to arrive next February

Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) is transferring ownership of the Guyana programme to its strategic alliance partner, the Canada-based CUSO International. Eighteen CUSO volunteers are expected to...

Group undertakes crematorium project for West Berbice

Dec 13, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Group undertakes crematorium project for West Berbice

A community service group headed by Mr Nowrang Persaud, an ex- Director of GuySuCo and DDL and a Senior Official at the United Nations, has started the construction of what would be Guyana’s...